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There might be more, but I can recall going to at least four concerts by myself. The first was in high school, right after I got my license. I drove my fickle Ford Mustang 2.5 hours to Chicago. It was frightening, but also exhilarating. Panicking as the start time approached, I parked illegally in a laundromat lot and hoped my car would be there when I returned. I saw Dinosaur Jr. at the Riviera. They were my favorite band during my junior year of high school. I had a Dino Jr. t-shirt for each day of the week. l stood right up front and rocked out. Years later I went to see the Black Crowes by myself on three occasions. The first was a 3.5 hour drive from MPLS to Fargo, into somewhat perilous weather. They played a favorite song I had long wanted to see. The next two occasions were in Chicago. I had a wonderful time, and on one occasion met some really cool friends. In fact, these rank among my favorite concert experiences. Not unlike most of you, I'm sure, I've had a deep relationship with music since childhood, and it has been comforting in spite of its relative solitude. Going to a concert by myself didn't feel any different than going to a record store or listening to an album by myself. Quite nice.

Why does Corgan get thrown into that group? Or Gene Simmons, for that matter? I'm not suggesting these are artists I like or don't like. They are just guys I consider asshats. They are either solipsistic, naive, entitled, offensive, just plain irritating, or all of the above. Corgan and Simmons? Do I really need to rundown my evidence base? I mean, someone mentioned Steve Howe. I absolutely worship Steve Howe the musician. But yeah, he's kind of an asshat--I cannot deny. I'm just surprised that Corgan and Simmons are people who really bad people...I've never got that sense from them. Oh, I didn't interpret "asshat" to mean "really bad people." For me the term means insufferable "knobs," to borrow ILSnwdog's term. Just people I probably wouldn't want to be in a room with for more than two minutes. I do think Nugent is a genuinely bad person. Not because of the substance of his political views, but because of the way he delivers them, wrapped in such vitriol and borderline violence. Mustaine's just sort of a pathetic idiot. I am actually a fan of the rest, to varying degrees. Didn't mean to upset anyone. Just joining the conversation.

Why does Corgan get thrown into that group? Or Gene Simmons, for that matter? I'm not suggesting these are artists I like or don't like. They are just guys I consider asshats. They are either solipsistic, naive, entitled, offensive, just plain irritating, or all of the above. Corgan and Simmons? Do I really need to rundown my evidence base? I mean, someone mentioned Steve Howe. I absolutely worship Steve Howe the musician. But yeah, he's kind of an asshat--I cannot deny.

A Moon Shaped Pool The Bends OK Computer In Rainbows Kid A Hail to the Thief Amnesiac Pablo Honey King of Limbs

This new album is great. It's nice to read through this thread and find other people like me. I too increasingly lost interest in or patience with the band's output since Kid A. But I liked In Rainbows well enough to listen to it a dozen or so times. Then I got my hopes up for being an active fan of the band again, and then watched that enthusiasm die again with King of Limbs. But I love this new album. It's high art, like everything since Kid A. But it's also gorgeous and enveloping, emotionally stirring, and at times gripping. It's a very human album. I cannot stop listening to it. It's so good that I'm now going back and reappraising everything since OK Computer.

Dave Mustaine Ted Nugent Billy Corgan Gene Simmons Geoff Tate Bono Can you imagine if these guys formed a supergroup? And called it Asshat?

6/10

The guitar tones all over Sticky Fingers are sick. Listen to Can't You Hear Me Knocking on headphones. Mick and Keith sound so good together. Drums sound great on that album, too. Great snare sound, real roomy. Moonlight Mile has been a very important song in my life. Unmistakeable tone and signature sound? Mick Taylor Neil Young Dave Gilmour Duane Allman Rich Robinson and Marc Ford The Edge Lifeson (sometimes) Santana Lindsey Buckingham George Harrison's slidework

Great post. I've been listening to CoS quite a bit lately. Alex's guitar work is so soulful on that album. His tone is so good. Really great guitar bits from an era when he was still playing in the Jimmy Page lead guitar idiom, right out front.

"I remember there was a lot of smoky haze in the room [laughs]." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-on-40-years-of-2112-it-was-our-protest-album-20160329

Neil's new book, Far and Wide, will be about his experiences on the R40 tour. If he talks about playing live and his time with the band then I'll actually give this a read: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-peart-far-and-wide-book/

Fall - Signals Winter - Moving Pictures (used to listen to this on ski trips, and I like the videos of them recording in snowy winter. Spring - Permanent Waves Summer - A Farewell to Kings

Going to see Robert Plant tonight in Tulsa. This will be my first time seeing a member of Zep live. I've been thinking about this question, as I prepare to see one of the all-time great rock frontmen. Rock isn't dead, but it is dying. And I think it has everything to do with the fact that the socio-cultural context has changed. Rock and roll is not ahistorical--it's historical context matters. New generations of young people create their own voices, platforms, and aesthetics according to their own historical context, regardless of whether we aging folks like and understand it. But it's okay. I've made peace with it. It doesn't really change my life. After all, I'm going to see Robert Plant tonight, and I couldn't be more thrilled.

Precisely.

I can only recognize a handful of songs from Presto, T4E, and Vapor Trails. My real list would be comprised of a bunch of garbage from those albums, like Resist, and that ludicrous song about Internet love. Among the albums I know: I Think I'm Going Bald (Detracts from an otherwise great album) Grand Designs (Its inclusion on the CA Tour setlist was really irritating) Mystic Rhythm (I've never been able to explain why this song bothers me) Tai Shan (What could I possibly add to what's already been said?) High Water (Ditto) Stick it Out (Rush goes grunge, LOL) Speed of Love (This song doesn't inspire comment) Neurotica (Grates) Face Up (The definition of "album cut.") Seven Cities of Gold (I've never made it all the way through. Does it get better?)

ESSENTIAL!!! Has anyone picked this up yet? Hopefully the Deluxe by the end of the week. What about that Collector's Edition, OMFG, never seen anything like it :o Thought this would be a day 1 purchase for you RGLT :) Picked up the six-disc version. It's awesome, and well worth it. I do find his recent, and rather lovely, Another Self-Portrait set a bit more revealing. This set captures the thrill of being in the studio with Bob during his "mercury sound" peak. PS - to the mods: I accidentally hit the report button when trying to reply

Absolutely love it. I often prefer the live version that came with the 70s archival set. Some vocal overdubs by Peter, but that doesn't bother me much. It sounds so good, and it's a bit looser than the studio version--in the best possible way. It's more forceful and dynamic. I love everything on the album, with the exception of the program number filler, such as the Waiting Room and Ravine. And most days I can do without the Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging. It's a little obnoxious. Otherwise brilliant. One of my favorite albums of all time. I think it is a profound album. It had quite a grip on me for a long time.

Chemistry

I saw Soundgarden open for Skid Row. Which is of course a strange pairing. But Soundgarden didn't feel small to me at that point. While Badmotorfinger had just come out, it had not quite caught on yet. My two best friends and I, however, became fans with Louder Than Love. So we were there to see Soundgarden. Most everyone else was there for Skid Row. That's about the best I can come up with.

I saw Cinderella early on in their career as well. Did their drummer have cymbals hanging from chains? I saw Queensryche early on, too. Queensryche's drummer Scott Rockenfield suspended his cymbals from welded chains. I saw them on the Empire tour and got to go backstage and meet the band. I was a freshmen in high school and I thought it was the coolest thing ever in my life to that point. They were already big then. No one in my non-virtual regular crowd would have any clue who Queensryche is now. :|

March 31st, 1990. That's so cool, at least I think so--they are perhaps my favorite band. I saw them for the first time in 1993, and I know a lot of fans who think that's early. So yeah, 90 is really early, especially prior to their tour supporting Aerosmith later that year. From 92-97 they couldn't be beat.

The Black Crowes: Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Amorica Neil Young: On the Beach, Tonight's the Night (although, TTN was recorded first) Genesis: Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound Pink Floyd: Dark Side, Wish You Were Here Rush: Moving Pictures, Signals Richard Buckner: Devotion and Doubt, Since The Who: Who's Next, Quadrophenia Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers, Exile I could sit and do this all night. And for all of the artists listed above my back-to-back favorites extend beyond just those pairings.

Absolutely love it. Signals is my favorite Rush album. I don't skip any of it. Virtually every Rush album has a song or two that is trendy to pick on. For some reason it's Chemistry, and to a lesser degree, Countdown, from Signals. I've never understood why. I've always guessed that Chemistry's stature simply suffers from following Subdivisions and The Analog Kid.